Taxonomic revision of the Western Hemisphere checkered beetle genus Priocera KIRBY (Coleoptera, Cleridae, Clerinae)
Author
Opitz, Weston
text
Linzer biologische Beiträge
2021
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5038854
0253-116X
5038854
Priocera championi
OPITZ
nov.sp.
(
Figs 94
,
116
)
HOLOTYPE
:
♀
. Type locality:
Calderas
,
Guatemala
,
Champion
(
BMNH
).
D i a g n o s i s: Forebody castaneous; rest testaceous, except region near elytral apex yellow and each elytron with 3 yellow markings, one faintly visible at elytral base near mesoscutellum, one positioned in front of middle near epipleural margin, one postmedial near sutural margin.
D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 8.0 mm; width 2.0 mm. Form: As in
Fig. 116
. Head: Cranium wrinkled; frons wider than length of antennal pedicel (
EW
/FW 30/30). Thorax: Pronotum wrinkled, with 2 tumescenses (
PW
/PL 80/120); elytral disc sculptured with striate, asetiferous punctures that extend to elytral distal 3/4
th
(
EL
/EW 350/75); metathoracic femur gradually increasing in diameter to femoral apex. Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform.
D i s t r i b u t i o n (
Fig. 94
): This species is known from
Guatemala
.
E t y m o l o g y: The trivial name,
championi
, is a patronym dedicated to George Charles Champion for his dedicated efforts in enhancing our knowledge of Middle American beetles.